CHINA (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the outgoing chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Leung Chun-ying, on Thursday. Xi said the central government has fully acknowledged his work during his five-year tenure of office. Xi also met with senior representatives of the region’s executive, legislative and judicial bodies later on Thursday. Xi arrived in Hong Kong earlier on the same day for a three-day inspection tour. The president […]
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Disruptive Hong Kong protests loom after China rules out democracy
(Reuters) – Hong Kong police used pepper spray to disperse pro-democracy activists on Monday as the Asian financial center braces for a wave of disruptive protests against China’s decision to rule out full democracy. China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee set the stage for a political showdown on Sunday when it rejected democrats’ demands for the right to freely choose Hong Kong’s next leader in 2017, leading scores of protesters to take to […]





